Concern for the current state of ENWorld

[iwarrior-poet]

Let me begin by saying that ENWorld is one of my favorite sites. I visit it everyday and have found it enormously useful. That being said I am a wee bit concerned about ENWorld. Over the last month the site has been down numerous times. Also the coverage has significantly decreased. Whether this is due to a downtime in the industry as a whole, or Morrus' return to a day job, I don't know.
Please understand, I do not mean this as complaining criticism, I am simply concerned. I am not demanding answers, nor am I trying to rile up some antagonism. My only hope is that ENWorld continues to be an excellent source of news and entertainment for the gaming community.

 

[Tom Cashel]

Well, hello there Chicken Little.

 

[Henry]

*borrows the Hong-Stick and slaps Tom with it, gently*

It's always great to be concerned for the welfare of something you enjoy. From my standpoint, I don't see ENWorld going anywhere for the time being. Most of the downtimes of the past couple of months have stemmed from a number of problems, from Denial of Service hacker attacks on our Host, Cyberstreet, to problems from Board software upgrades. By and large, the downtime problems have slacked off.

Server and bandwidth costs are always a concern, however, and one that applies across the board. Even that bastion of RPG cameraderie, RPG.Net, has recently expressed problems with steady funding for maintaining their server costs. If ENWorld's continued health is of concern, becoming a community supporter is one way to help belay those concerns. We've got a lot of awesome people here, who contribute in numerous ways to this community's health and existance. If it's within your means, and if you are interested in doing so, it's a great way to show that you want to keep ENWorld's community forums and news site alive as long as possible.

 

[Mark]

Let me begin by saying that ENWorld is one of my favorite sites. I visit it everyday and have found it enormously useful.

...concerned about ENWorld...

...I am simply concerned...

...

My only hope is that ENWorld continues to be an excellent source of news and entertainment for the gaming community.

Excellent! I couldn't agree more! You will want to follow up through here...

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=669

 

[Hand of Evil]

I have found that EN World has peaks and slow downs during a year mostly centered around school and holidays. While the outages have been of note this summer it is nothing that has not been going on everywhere else. The internet is under attack, worms, viruses, hackers, all seemed to come out to play for the summer. I think there is concern but nothing to worry about.

 

[diaglo]

mark whatever it is you're selling on that link. i'm not buying it.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

EN World has been down quite a bit lately, true, but long-time posters will remember a number of times in the past when the recent outages would merely be a blip, comparatively speaking.

 

[Mark]

mark whatever it is you're selling on that link. i'm not buying it.

We're from different mountains, you and I...

 

[Tom Cashel]

*borrows the Hong-Stick and slaps Tom with it, gently*

Time to buy a Tom-Stick! Really, they're quite affordable. Plus, I dislike being slapped with Hong's stick as much any sane human being would.

But on topic, the recent folderol is nothing compared to the Nutkinland Migration or the Server Apocalypse of 2001.

 

[iwarrior-poet]

Well, hello there Chicken Little.

????? Some vague slight perhaps? Ah, well... these are the Boards after all.

Mark--Actually I was refering to the ENWorld principal sight, not the boards. However I will consider becoming a supporter. <Ah, hem> is it possible that being a supporter could be a tax deduction?